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Levee upkeep bill comes to New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, La. — In the busy and under-staffed offices of New Orleans’ flood-control leaders, there’s an uneasy feeling about what lies ahead. By the time the next hurricane season starts in June...
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Grand Isle still waiting for levee repairs
GRAND ISLE (AP) — Three months after Hurricane Isaac, Grand Isle is still waiting for repairs to the island’s levee system. But Grand Isle Mayor David Carmadelle tells The Courier he’s been told by...
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Many BP opt-out requests weren’t valid
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Only about half the businesses and individuals who asked to be excluded from a proposed settlement over BP’s 2010 oil spill submitted valid reque...
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Body identified as missing oil platform worker
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A body found Monday in the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle has been identified as a Filipino worker missing since a Nov. 16 oil platform fire. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John Ki...
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State to test pre-K overhaul
BATON ROUGE (AP) — State Superintendent of Education John White says Louisiana’s prekindergarten overhaul will be tested for at least one year before any decisions are made on how schools and cente...
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Louisiana news briefs
BP employees to be arraigned NEW ORLEANS — Two BP rig supervisors and a former BP executive were scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday on criminal charges stemming from the deadly Deepwater Horizon ...
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Father, son charged with illegal deer hunting; third man allegedly paid $80 for ill-gotten buck
BUNKIE – Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents arrested a father and son for alleged deer hunting violations on Nov. 20 in Avoyelles Parish. Agents arrested Gre...
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Woman whose daughter died while Mom went out with friends gets new sentence, freed
SHREVEPORT – The Louisiana Supreme Court says leaving young children alone at home while a parent goes partying negligent, but not a willful murderous act when tragedy occurs. Given that ruling, Sa...
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Markville woman, unbelted, dies when her vehicle leaves road, hits utility pole
MARKSVILLE – A 32-year-old Marksville woman died Tuesday when she lost control of the vehicle she was driving and crashed into a utility pole. State Police identified the driver as Loraine M. Paul....
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Circuit court agrees: 40 years not too long in jail for Acadia child rapist
The Third Circuit Court agrees with a district judge that 40 years is not too long a sentence for a pervert who video his rape of a 12-year-old girl. The court said 15th Dist. Judge Kristian Earles...
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St. Martin to interview superintendent candidates
ST. MARTINVILLE (AP) — The St. Martin Parish School Board will interview its three candidates for superintendent of schools during a special meeting on Dec. 19. James Blanchard, board president, te...
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Direct seafood marketing program expanding
ABBEVILLE (AP) — A boat-to-table seafood marketing project is expanding to two areas in southeast Louisiana, with plans for the southwest. Boat captains post arrival times and their catch on the In...
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